Uetz

Uetz
Stadtteil of Tangerhütte
Coat of arms
Location of Uetz
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Coordinates: 52°22′0″N 11°50′35″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Stendal
Town	Tangerhütte
Area
• Total	5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2008-12-31)
• Total	188
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	39517
Dialling codes	039366
Vehicle registration	SDL

Uetz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in the state Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 May 2010, it is part of the town of Tangerhütte.

History

First recogninized it was in the Landbuch der Mark Brandenburg in the year 1375 where was stated: Usas has been desolate for thirty years. From the available writings it follows that the village of Uetz is very likely of Wendish origin, and the meaning accordingly:

"Meadow between the waters"

This explanation would be very appropriate for the village of Uetz, because in the past the Elbe stream flowed into two broad arms, the Burger Arm and the Tangier Arm, to the right and left of the valley sand area on whose southwestern edge the village lies.